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SP-99-3 1 (1999-01-01)

handle is hein.gao/gaobablzd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: J o i n t F i n a n c i a I M a n a g e m e n t I m p r o v e m e n t P r o g r a m A Newsletter for Government Financial Managers A Joint Perspective 2 New CTO Council Officers 3 CFO Council Fellows Prollralm 3 New IbMIP Staff 3 1 lultit (s'a C( O belhw 4 Kenmote Address: 1)avid fWalker 5 Krynote Address: Slvia M~athews 5 Hiqhtliqht Session 6 Panel Sessions 6-15 bACT'S II )evelopmnent 16 FASAB Update 17 Gettij to the Cre oJ 'ompetenty 18 Multi-Disciplined Financial Analyst Plroyfram 19 (Givinq Shape to the Shape oJ I hinqIjs to (one 20 Reconciliationl of Lund Balance pith Ireasumy Accounts 22 Spring 1999 Vol, 11 No. 1 z,,ner, a nuaria nei $aorJr an I:arnwra lnjroii' are slorrunoa ms (-r) (;CflC i)eSere, Don lammond, Karen Aldem an, Gil Scan'c, and TI.odv Jackson. Financial Management Officials Garner Top Honors S allyannc Harper, Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencv, and Edward Renfrov, North Carolina's State Controller, arc recipients of the Donald IL Scantlebnry Mcmorial Awards, presented by the Joint Financial Management Improvement Program (J FMIP). These awards recognize distingnished leadership in financial management improvement in the public sector. The Scantlebury asswards are given annually to public sector leaders who have contributed significantly in financial management improvements over a numbeor of years. The award honors the former Chief Accountant of the General Accounting Office (GAO), who left a career legacy of improved financial management practices in the Federal government. The awards were presented during the hncheon session of the JFMIP's 28th Annual Financial Managcmcnt Conferencc in Washington, I)C on March 19, 1999. Comptroller General David Walker, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) DepC't Director for Management G. Edward DcSesve, and Treasury Fiscal Assistant Secretary Donald Haiiond participatcd in the aswards ceremony on behalf of JFMIP. Mr. Hammond is the crrent chairperson of the JFMIP Stcerin g Committee. Ms. Harper has served as the Agency's priiary champion and catalyst for ianaemcnt reform at EPA. She developed E PAs new goals-based planning, bndgeting, accountability, and financial mianagernent frameswork, which dramaticallv has changed EP)A'.s managcment and resource structure. EPA's FY 1909 budget submitted to OMB and the Congress marked the first time the Agency aligned its resources with its performance goals and objectives. EPA ssvas the first agency to fully integrate its budget request with the perbriiiance-based Annual Plan as required by the Government Performance and Results Act. Under her leadership, EPA received an tisjnalifiCd (ctCan) opinion for the FY 1997 Agency-side andited linancial statements. She has ensured that all critical financial systenis and payroll sy stem are \ear 2000 compliant. She is a strong advocate on improviing tinancial managcmentefficiencics in the Federal goverinment. In the past several \,ears, she has aggressivels driven the Agency to nse electronic fhnds transfeirs (EFT) more for contract payments and travel payments. Tsso years ago oilh 23% of EPA's contract payinents were done by EFT; today over 91% of the contract payments are ( annuel On 10 c 3 \ P - C -, ?

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